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Documents under "N": Case Notes (8) | Guidelines (1) | Law (1) | Media Releases (2) | Other (3) | Speeches (9) | Submissions (5)
Case Notes
N v Australian Government Agency [2005] PrivCmrA 12
pdf (23.52 KB)
Disclosure of complainant''s personal information by an agency to a third party leading to defamation proceedings against the complainant.
N v Commonwealth Agency [2009] PrivCmrA 17
pdf (31.53 KB)
Use of personal information by a Commonwealth agency
N v Internet Service Provider [2004] PrivCmrA 10
pdf (18.53 KB)
Disclosure of personal information as a result of failure to provide adequate security over personal information / declined to investigate on the basis that complainant did not complain to the respondent before making the complaint to the Commissioner.
N v Private Insurer [2004] PrivCmrA 1
pdf (47.1 KB)
Unnecessary collection of personal information during claims process and broad privacy collection form
N v Telecommunications Company [2008] PrivCmrA 14
pdf (21.63 KB)
Listing of a serious credit infringement on an individual''s consumer credit information file.
Guidelines
National Privacy Principles (September 2001)
pdf (176.66 KB)
September 2001 Copyright Office of the Privacy Commissioner 2001 ISBN 1-877079-22-7 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Requests and enquiries concerning re...
Law
NPPs - Plain English Summary
This is a Plain English summary of the NPPs.
Media Releases
New Privacy Commissioner ready to respond to privacy challenges
22 July 10 Australia’s new Privacy Commissioner, Mr Timothy Pilgrim, today said that he looks forward to the challenges and opportunities presented by his new role.
New privacy guidelines for health practitioners on disclosing genetic information
15 Dec 09 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the National Health and Medical Research Council
Other
New Zealand Memorandum of Understanding 2008
pdf (3.61 MB)
Notice of receipt of application to replace PID 9
pdf (22.07 KB)
COLLECTION BY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL MEDICAL HISTORY INFORMATION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT OR CARE OF AN INDIVIDUALNotice of Receipt of Application for a Public Interest Determination under the Privacy Act 1988 and notice of intended consultation process.The Privacy Commissioner has received an application fro...
NPP / IPP Bookmark
pdf (658.42 KB)
Speeches
National Pharmaceutical Services Association
pdf (378.84 KB)
Presentation to the National Pharmaceutical Services Association, Terrigal, 21 July 1999
New Privacy Law
pdf (1.7 MB)
a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, to the Australian Mines and Metals Association, organised by the Department of Human Services Victoria Melbourne, 26 November 2001
New Privacy Law - 15/11/2001
pdf (1.17 MB)
a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, Office of Privacy Commissioner to the Australian Institute of Credit Managers, Melbourne on 15 November 2001
New Privacy Law - 20/11/2001
pdf (1.7 MB)
a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, to the Australian Mines and Metals Association, organised by the Department of Human Services Victoria Melbourne, 26 November 2001
New Privacy Law - an update
pdf (487.27 KB)
a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Corporate and Public Affairs, to the Australian Compliance Professionals Association, organised by the Australian Compliance Professionals Association, Sydney, 3 April 2002.
New Privacy Law - Australian Marketing Institute
pdf (996.67 KB)
a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, Office of Privacy Commissioner to the Australian Marketing Institute, Melbourne in 15 November 2001
New Privacy Law - INSTO Security Technology Conference
pdf (738.67 KB)
a speech delivered by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to INSTO Security Technology Conference, Sydney, 25 June 2002.
New privacy legislation-impact on superannuation funds
pdf (894.4 KB)
a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner to a luncheon hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, NSW Branch, Sydney, 2 August 2001
New Privacy Legislation: Implications for Super Funds
pdf (854.97 KB)
a lunchtime seminar for members of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Queensland Division, delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner,26 April 2001
Submissions
National Broadband Network; Submission to the Senate Select Committee on NBN (July 2009)
pdf (212.96 KB)
submission on the National Broadband Network to the Select Committee July 2009
National Consumer Credit Protection Bill; Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee (July 2009)
pdf (266 KB)
Inquiry into National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 Submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee July 2009
National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions (NRAS): Proposed arrangements for information sharing and privacy; Submission to the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (December 2008)
pdf (639.63 KB)
December 2008 Executive Summary 1. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (the Office) supports the development of a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the health professions (NRAS) that protects and respects practitioners privacy through sound information-handling practices, while maintaining high quality and safety...
National Security Legislation Monitor Bill; Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration (July 2009)
pdf (245.27 KB)
Inquiry into the National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration July 2009
Northern Territory Emergency Response Review; Submission to the Review Board (September 2008)
pdf (671.93 KB)
Our reference: P07/119rl Mr Peter Yu Chairman NTER Review Board Secretariat GPO Box 7576 Canberra Business Centre, ACT 2610 Dear Mr Yu REVIEW OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY EMERGENCY RE...
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